Exclusive: ‘Divergent’ author Veronica Roth talks what she would change in her book after seeing the movie

At the European Premiere of Divergent, which took place in London’s Leicester Square last week, the awe-inspiring author of the best selling trilogy – Veronica Roth – was one of many guests. We were lucky enough to catch her briefly, and hear what she had to say about the movie. She revealed that if she could re-write her series, she may have added more of Jeanine! Take a look:

Now that you’ve had a chance to see the movie, and look at how Neil envisioned your entire story, what would you have done differently with the book?

VERONICA: I think we see a lot more Kate Winslet in [the movie], which no one’s complaining about! But I think that’s a good thing for the story, because having the antagonist present through climatic moments in the book is an important thing that I kind of did, but maybe not as much as I would have now if I could go back now that I have seen it.

Would you have liked more Jeanine in Veronica Roth’s Divergent?

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